PET reading (Films showing this month)

The young people below are all members of a film club. On the next page there are eight films which the film club is showing this month.
Decide which film would be the most suitable for the following people.

Serena really enjoys going to the film club. She likes
romantic comedy and prefers films with famous actors.
She is also keen on directors who have made other good films.

Roberto tries to go to the film club as often as he can. He
enjoys thrillers, especially about spying, which also have plenty of action and well-known actors.

Lucy likes to watch films, but she doesn't want to watch
ones produced in Hollywood all the time. She usually likes to see crime films which are about real events.

Dieter likes it when the film club shows a modern science-fiction film by a good director. He enjoys seeing ones which have lots of action and exciting special effects.

Francesca can only go to the film club once a month.
When she does go she loves to see musicals, especially those with a happy ending. She prefers old films to new ones.

From: Preliminary for Schools 2 (2012). Cambridge University Press.

The One Who Got Away

Emergency

This interesting but quite slow documentary drama, starring Cleo West, is about a female spy who actually lived during the 1960s. A wonderful performance from Cleo, who looks very much like the woman she is playing. Made in Hollywood for TV.

This romantic Hollywood drama is based around a children's hospital in Los Angeles. Both the main characters are played by actors new to the big screen. The ending is worth the wait and, although happy, will probably make you cry!

Moondance

The Perfect Time

This is an extremely funny new film and the stars, familiar to audiences everywhere, give fine performances. The action takes place in California, where a boy meets a girl at the local High School musical and they fall in love. Directed by Tom Sargeant, famous for 'Target' and 'Watching People.'

Stars George Stevens and Anna Kidd attempt to save New York from a foreign power in this fast-moving film from director Martin Todd, who directed 'Space Man.' Fans will love the way Stevens, playing a secret agent, gets to drive a car at high speed through the streets of Manhattan.

Trip Up

A Real Starl

Made nearly thirty years ago but still one of the best comedy cartoons ever made! Rocky is a space detective and is trying to find out who the criminals were who took a number of very expensive space vehicles. He has many adventures, most of them very funny.

A really great film, full of excellent songs, from the Hollywood of the 1940s. Lena Halstead plays a young singer who spends her time dreaming of becoming famous and working in the theatre. When a well-known director, played by Jon Stapleman, hears her sing outside a railway station, she gets her wish.

The Ring

Nero

Voted film of the year in March! In 2035 a top scientist discovers a criminal robot. Excellent computer-created scenes help to make this film great from beginning to end. The director, Tomas Strindberg, is brilliant as always and you can look forward to lots of fast-moving scenes as you travel through space.

Jon Jackson is a private detective searching for a young woman, played by newcomer Briget Lees, who is trying to steal £3 million from a Paris banker. Amazingly, the film is based on a true story. Although the actors are American, The Ring, directed by Otto Koch, was made in France.